Bud Norris ended up in the bullpen before Garrett Richards and Tyler Skaggs were lost for substantial parts of 2017. However, for the Los Angeles Angels, the pitching injuries did not stop with the rotation. With Huston Street already out in spring training, Andrew Bailey and Cam Bedrosian soon followed, and in the bullpen Norris stayed.
Teams had tried Norris in the bullpen and it never panned out. Seeing as starting hadn’t been panning out either, the Angels gave it a shot using Norris as a reliever. For a team desperate to have something go right with their pitching, Bud Norris has come through big for the Los Angeles Angels.